Ca rn egie Libra ry of Pittsburgh f Story Telling to Children fr o m Nor se My th ol ogy a nd th e Nib el ung e nl ied R e fe re n c e s t o Ma t e ri a l o n S e l e c te d S torie s toge th e r w ith a n An no t a te d R e a d in g Li st Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 1 903 C o n t e n t s I ntr oductio n S el e cte d S torie s fr om No rs e Mythology and th e Nib elungenlie d S tory 1 . Th e B e gi nning of All Things ’ 2 . Mimir s Fo untai n ’ 3 . Iduna s Appl e s ’ 4. S if s H ai r ’ 5 . Fre yj a s N e ckl ace 1 2 6. Thor and th e Fr os t Giants 1 3 7 . How Thor we nt Fi shing 1 4 8 Th e e a B a ur h 1 . D th of ld t e Good 5 . Th e B n n th e Fe nris 1 6 9 . i di g of Wolf 1 Th 0 . e Curse of Gold 1 7 ’ 1 1 n . Loki s Pu ishme nt 1 7 1 2 Th e F r n h e r 1 . o gi g of t S wo d 8 1 Th e s n r n 3 . Choo i g of G a i 1 9 1 Th n 4. e S l ayi g of th e Dra go n Fafnir 1 9 1 Th 5 . e Awa keni ng of B rynhild 20 1 6. Gudrun 2 1 1 7 . Th e Wooing of B rynhild 22 ’ 1 Th - 8. e S laying of S igur d Fafni r s bane 24 1 Th e us h n h n 2 9 . D k of t e Gods a d t e Awake ing of All Good 5 S tori e s Conne cting th e Nor se Myths with Modern Time s 26 Ol af th e Viking 26 How L e if th e L ucky found Vi nel and th e Good 26 “ S o ns of th e Vikings 26 Th e Coop e r and th e Wolve s 26 ’ Th e Runaway s Thanksgiving 27 ’ B ice p s Griml und s Ch ri stma s Vacation 27 Thorwald and th e S tar-childre n 27 Big H ans and Littl e H ans 27 ’ Fiddl e -John s Family 27 Annotate d R e a di ng Li st 29 B ook s fo r Sto ry T e ll e r and Yo ung P e 0 p1e 29 Nors e Mythology 29 Vol sung a S aga 30 Nib e lunge nli e d 3 1 Ge ne ral 32 Ann a e ea in Lis n inue ot t d R d g t (co t d) . Books for Childre n S torie s fr om th e old Norse Myths Vol s unga S aga Nibel ungenli e d S tori e s drawn chi efly fr om th e Vol sung a S aga and th e Nibe lungenlie d S candinavian Folklore Tale s of th e Vikings Life in Modern S candinavi a List of Vocabulari e s of Nor se Na me s Author I ndex to th e Annotate d Rea ding List I n t r o d u c ti o n Th e s of our nor ern an es ors arnere ro Ice myth th c t , g d f m an er us a ea of a er a for s or es are ea er l d, off w lth m t i l t i , which g l n r n Th e r a oss e s of ese y liste e d to by child e . d am tic p ibiliti th “ a e s on e o Norse ran o ers ur n th e on t l , c t ld by g dm th d i g l g ” n s or sun an e r n s a s are an ns ra on ight , g by w d i g c ld , i pi ti to h r r M r r r e o h see s of t e s o e e . o eo e ese s o s t e t y t ll v , th t i h ld d our Ger an za on : us e or er and un . e m ic civili ti j tic , d ity Th y are th e o u o f a e o e wh o ou res a o in Ra th ght p pl c ld fo h d w , g narok Th of th e o s an e nd to r own re ous e e ( twilight g d ), th i ligi — r belie fs an end to thing s which h ad served the ir pu pose . Th e e a e a n of ese s r es is not su e b ut ee thic l t chi g th to i btl , d p and s r n . Th e s ru es o e th e un s ent t o g t ggl of g od with vil , p i hm e and th e r u of o are ra n s ron s of vil, t i mph g od d w with t g light and s a s and a s e n a ea s h dow , with impl dig ity which pp l to r n Th r n n i n h child e . e d amatic actio a d et c se tti reveal t e pg m g M w s ur N rse ra e de enden on th e s r for sus enan e t dy o c p t wo d t c , n a on th e heno ena of th e rozen nor ere livi g m g p m f th, wh na r i i n For th e n er tu e s full of myster ous sugg estio . wo d o n cm stori es e e r s - an s e es l vi g t m with f o t gi t , light lv and e e s of ar ne ss ar s and e us ns e rs as e as lv d k , dw f hid o mo t , w ll s and o esse s aun ess ero es and s ron er e god g dd , d tl h , t g , fi c o n w me . In ou n n a urse of Norse ero a es a e n tli i g co h t l , w ldi g of those fro m th e Valsunga saga and th e Nibelungenlied is desir a e . In th e Valsun a sa a B r n a ears in all th e r bl g g , y hild pp glo y of h er shield - hung castle where “ Without all aro und it S ee s th e re d a e a w p fl m loft , while in th e Nibelungenlied th e northern lights d ie down and a r is r n n chiv l y p e domi a t . Wagner drew much o f his material for th e Nibelungen ring ro th e Volsun a sa a b ut reser e th e a r th e f m g g , p v d chiv l y of Nibelun enlied and use as th e ain rea of h is o th g , d m th d pl t e ra e th e o s as n h ld If h s r t g dy of g d told i t e E er ed d a . t e to y e er o s so e a th e sa e e o sh e can a e a t ll f llow m wh t m m th d, m k S conne cte d narrative which will hold th e children fro m one story hour to another and enable h er to pre sent fragments F r r ose sh e s ou rea th e Volsim a as a o e . o s u wh l thi p p , h ld d g ’ sa a rans a e Ma nuss n and Morr s Car e s essa on g , t l t d by g o i , lyl y “ n n H r s hero—worshi and as Th e er as i e oe and h o divi ity, p, ’ m tholo s Ras us B . n erson s Norse much as pos ible of m A d y gy, ’ and Chapin s S tory of the Rhinegold . Th e following brief sugg estions for pre paring and telling s or es ma b e e u as a s or is o r e n is t i y h lpf l , t y which w th t lli g or re ar n oro u and o n e re are ma b e w th p p i g th ghly, c p p d , it y ’ o e r and o er a a n in th e re n s roo s o roo told v v g i child m , ch ol m r o home .